Table 19:
Effect of Timing of Patient Care Planning Discussions on Care in an Intensive Care Unit
| Author, Year | Study Design | Tool Used? | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Single-Provider Discussion vs. Usual Care or No Discussion GRADE for all evidence: Low | |||
| Mack et al, 2012 (58) | Obs-cont | No | Receiving ICU care in the last 30 days of life |
| Days between first discussion and death: ≤ 30: 37/311 (11.9%) 31–60: 9/186 (4.8%) 61–90: 6/108 (5.6%) > 90: 6/183 (3.3%) χ2: 16.606, df = 3, P < 0.001a |
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Abbreviations: GRADE, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; Obs-cont, observational study with contemporaneous control.
a
Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05.